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Harif lockdown lecture: The Sephardim of Yorkshire 15 June 2021


CARPETS, TEXTILES and KISS-ME-QUICK HATS:
THE SEPHARDIM OF YORKSHIRE
WITH NIGEL GRIZZARD
TUESDAY 15 JUNE
 
7:30 pm UK / 11:30 am PT/ 2:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm Europe/ 9:30 pm Israel
 
Leeds-based Nigel Grizzard, Yorkshire’s Jewish Heritage and Tour Guide, has been delving into the Sephardi history of England’s largest county: the Turkish merchants who established a Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue in Leeds, the Sephardi Rabbanim who still serve in Yorkshire, the deportation of Leeds Sephardi Jews on the infamous ship the Dunera to Australia during WW2, the exodus from Egypt in 1956 and the housing of Jewish refugees in Horsforth, the settlement of four generations of Baghdadi Jews in the seaside town of Scarborough – and much more! 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89258521233?pwd=TFV2UUkwZTE2cDAxSzl2M2MvbXR3UT09

Meeting ID: 892 5852 1233
Passcode: Leeds
 
Please note that no registration is required but for security reasons, only participants identified by name (ie not 'Ipad' or "Wonderwoman') will be admitted. The event will be livestreamed to the Harif Facebook page and recorded..
To see recordings of previous events click here
 
 

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